International Solidarity Foundation –Monitoring Officer Job Vacancy in Kisii Kenya

International Solidarity Foundation –Monitoring Officer Job Vacancy in Kisii Kenya

The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) is a Finnish Non-Governmental Organization established in 1970.

ISF mission is to support development that strengthens democracy, equality and human rights. ISF’s most important values are solidarity, equality, equity and participation.

ISF’s Work is based on the development vision according to which the preconditions for men and women to live decent and happy lives will be improved.

To implement this development vision, ISF promotes improved access to livelihoods and gender equality.

ISF is now looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following vacancy.

Monitoring Officer

Location: Kisii, Kenya.

Supervisor: ISF Somali land/Kenya Country Coordinator.

Type of Contract: Temporary until December 31^st 2015.

Duties

• Ensuring that the ISF projects implemented in Nyanza are carried out according to ISF program Manual and guided by the ISF country coordinator)
• Facilitating ISF partner organisations in Nyanza in order to ensure  that the partner organisations submit their  quarterly  activity plans, budgets activity reports and accounts within the time frame stated in the cooperation agreements, ISF program manual  and financial guidelines.
• Verifying that the contents of the ISF Nyanza province partner organizations’ quarterly budgets correspond to the quarterly activity reports  and annual budgets  correspond to the annual activity plans.
• Assisting the auditors to audit the ISF partner organisations accounts in Nyanza province.
• Facilitating the partner organisations in Nyanza province to produce the project’s annual reports.
• Facilitating the external evaluations and external visits carried out in Kisii and Nyamira.
• Preparing ISF Kisii office’s quarterly activity plans and budgets, activity reports and accounts to the approval of the ISF country Coordinator.
• Monitoring the project beneficiary groups in Nyanza province.
• Providing regular feedback to the ISF country Coordinator and the ISF partner organisations on project strategies and activities.
• Reporting to the country Coordinator on the Social Political and security situation in Nyanza province.
• Networking with the relevant ISF stakeholders present in Kisii.
• Any other tasks Assigned by ISF.

Requirements

• Tertiary Level Education (Institute or University Degree) in development economics/projects management/similar.
• Atleast five years of practical work experience in project monitoring/financial management.
• Understanding of the quality criteria of international development cooperation.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Proficiency in word and Excel.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) and excellent spoken Kisii.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Excellent team working abilities.
• Meticulous approach to work.
• Excellent Organizational skills and ability to handle multiple  tasks.
• Subscribing to ISF’s core values of solidarity, equality, justice and participation.

 

If you fulfill the above requirements, please send your APPLICATION (including your salary expectation, atleast 2 referees and CV) by 17^th May 2015 to email address: isf.recruitment.kenya@gmail.com

Note: No recommendation letters or copies of certificates should included in the application at this stage.

The shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide these at a later stage in the recruitment process.

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